Tom McQuillan
System Architecture & Web Development
http://www.tommcquillan.com
tom.j.mcquillan@gmail.com
077 1800 1947
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# Summary #
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I’ve been a commercial web developer for 7 years performing System Architecture alongside this role for 5. I am highly proficient in PHP, Node.js, Javascript(AJAX), HTML(4,5) and CSS(2,3). I also have experience in porting AS3 Flash content into HTML5/JS/Canvas and became comfortable doing so.
I’ve Managed and Designed Infrastructure to serve up dynamic and static content on a global scale for websites, implementing CDNs, server memory caching and browser caching systems to alleviate load. I also like to keep myself active in researching new technologies in my own time.
I love and live to learn new techniques and I’m always open minded about the processes, methodologies and workflows of existing teams. I’m also a dab hand in Adobe Creative Suite, knowing my way around all tools and techniques in PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign.
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# Work Experience #
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Nitrome Limited
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(2010 - Current)
I work for this tightly-knit group of highly skilled professional programmers and artists. There are only 10 members to this team, including myself. Each member has a great deal of responsibility to get things done. I had the responsibility of maintaining the website, Ad network code, building the team’s file-servers and generally keeping anything attached to a network cable running, in-office or outside the office. The website has 20-25M pageviews per month and whilst at Nitrome, I built the “Nitromian Account System” which boasted collectable items, comments, private messaging and much more besides.
Projects
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Website http://www.nitrome.com
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My Responsibilities
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* Built the site to host the following features
* Collectable avatars which can be found around the site or inside games.
* User Interface design and UX methodology
* Data Interchange between technologies
* Private Messaging system
* User auto-moderation system
* Nested commenting system
* User Customization system
* Website Skin development system
* Blog article publishing system
* Game publishing and launch system
* Mobile games cross-promotional tools
Notable Technologies
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* HTML5
* JavaScript
* AJAX
* PHP
* Memcached
* JSON
* XML
* CSS
* AngularJS
* CDN
* Load Balancing
HTML5 Game: http://www.nitrome.com/games/jam/loop
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Overview
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A HTML5 Game built within 1 week. The game was made for the 2014 Nitrome Game Jam. The game came 2nd place in the jam. During this time, I had to build the Jam website itself and maintain any problems arising during the competition.
Notable Technologies
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* HTML5
* JS
* WebGL
* Canvas
* Audio API
* JSON
Website: http://pixellovegames.com
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Overview
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A website to showcase some of the best games in the indie scene. The website
My Responsibilities
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* Build the website
* Publish a game every Monday to feature great content
* Maintenance and upkeep
Notable Technologies
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* PHP
* MongoDB
* nodejs
* AngularJS
* HTML5
* JavaScript
* CSS
NSFW Design http://nsfwdesign.it
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(2011 - 2013)
I have been a consultant, advisor and hands-on developer for this great team of bright creatives.
Website: http://hann-salons.co.uk
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Overview
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A website created for a prestigious hair salon in the Medway Towns.
My Responsibilities
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* Build the website
* Maintain Mail Server
Notable Technologies
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* PHP
* Word Press
* HTML
* JS
* CSS
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| Education |
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University of the Creative Arts, Maidstone
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Graphic Design (BA Hons) 2.1 2005-2008
St John Fisher Roman Catholic School, Chatham
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5 A-D’s including I.T. English and Mathematics